DCC Office of Veterans' Affairs

Veterans:

Welcome to Danville Community College! DCC
Campus is a “Military Friendly Campus,” and this office is dedicated to helping
eligible veterans, dependents, reservists, guardsmen, and disabled veterans
(service connected) in the pursuit of education, be it higher education,
retraining, vocational skills or just life long learning. We will assist
veterans in using their earned Veterans benefits through the Department of
Veteran Affairs.

If you are a veteran wanting to start or
restart your education your first stop should be by our Veterans Affairs Office
located in the student center on the DCC Campus. Office hours are from 10 am to
2 pm daily with appointments anytime. Please email the office at
tkelley@dcc.vccs.edu for an appointment or call 434-797-8489. We look forward to
welcoming you home and helping you pursue your educational goals.

Note to those Veterans Called to Active Duty:

Refunds, Credits, and Reinstatement as a Result of Military Service

Tuition and Required Fees: should an enrolled
student be ordered to active duty (for reservists) or be mobilized (active
military) after the census date, he/she should request to be withdrawn and may
elect to be deleted from the registration file and be awarded a full refund or
to be administratively withdrawn with no refund and assigned a grade of “W”.
Students must contact the Admissions Office and supply his/her name, student
identification number, military orders, and request for type of withdrawal.

Academic Credits and Grades: Students who are
called to active duty or are mobilized will have the opportunity to receive an
incomplete grade ("I") until released from active duty (for

reservists) or mobilization (for active military personnel). All course
requirements shall be completed within one year from the date of release from
active duty or mobilization. Students may also be given the option of
taking their examinations prior to regularly scheduled times.

Reinstatement: Students who are called to
active duty or are mobilized may be reinstated in the same programs of study
without having to re-apply for admission if they return to DCC after a
cumulative absence of not more than five years so long as the student provides
notice of intent to return to the Admissions Office not later than three years
after the completion of the period of service.

Academic Residency Requirement for Active Duty Service Members
Danville Community College limits academic residency to no more than twenty-five
percent of the degree requirements for all associate degrees for active-duty
service members. Academic residency can be completed at any time while
active-duty service members are enrolled. Reservists and National Guardsmen on
active-duty are covered in the same manner.

Keep Track of Your Military Education
Credits

Did you know that every military course that you took while on
active duty or in training was recorded on a website that you can access? Did
you also know that colleges, including DCC, and universities across the United
States will evaluate these courses and some will give you credit for the
schooling that you have already had while in the service. If there are courses
you know you had and they do not appear, there is even a procedure to get those
courses entered on the website, to include the courses you are taking now. Check
it out. Go to this website and register into the S.M.A.R.T system to keep track
of your education at one website.

Did you know that Danville
Community College has a Student Veterans Organization (SVO)? A chapter of the
Student Veterans of American (SVA) the SVO is here to allow veterans to have a
voice on campus about their needs as well as providing a forum for veterans to
socialize and assist one another in adjusting to campus life. The organization
membership meets once a month on the Third (3rd)
Tuesday of every month from 1100 – 1200 in the Student Center Conference room.
Membership is free. Come join us and help us to make veterans voices heard on
the DCC campus. Click on the following link below for a membership form. Please
drop the form off at the Veterans Affairs Office in the Student Center. We look forward to welcoming you to our ranks.

If you have any questions concerning
the Danville Community College Student Veterans Organization (SVO) you can send
email directly to the officers of the organization by sending your email to
dccsvo@dcc.vccs.edu.